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Revision as of 12:57, 23 November 2012
Admiral SIR Cecil Fiennes Thursby, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., Royal Navy (17 January, 1861 – 28 May, 1936) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Thursby was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1883.[1]
Thursby was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1895, aged thirty-four years, five months, and thirteen days.[2] He was appointed Commander of the battleship Mars on 8 June, 1897.[3]
Captain
Thursby was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1901.[4]
In 1905, he assumed command of the destroyer Encounter,[5] leaving the ship in December to become captain of the armoured cruiser King Alfred.[6]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Swiftsure on 5 August, 1908.[7]
He was appointed a Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.) on 24 June, 1910.[8]
Flag Rank
Thursby was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 17 July, 1911, vice Farquhar.[9]
Great War
He was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.) on 1 January, 1916.[10]
Thursby was confirmed in the rank of Vice-Admiral on 10 April, 1917, vice Jerram.[11]
He was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 1 January, 1918.[12]
Post-War
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 3 April, 1919.[13]
He was placed on the Retired list at his own request "in order to facilitate the promotion of younger officers" on 7 October, 1920.[14]
He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant in the County of Salop (Shropshire) on 19 October, 1923.
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25303. p. 2. 1 January, 1884.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26647. p. 4233. 26 July, 1895.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 24 May, 1897. Issue 35211, col E, p. 12.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27393. p. 3. 3 January, 1902.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 380.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28388. p. 4477. (Supplement) 24 June, 1910.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28514. p. 5353. 18 July, 1911.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29423. p. 83. 1 January, 1916.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30017. p. 3496. 13 April, 1917.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30451. p. 79. 1 January, 1918.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31304. p. 5116. 22 April, 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32081. p. 9891. 12 October, 1920.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Cecil Thursby" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 29 May, 1936. Issue 47387, col C, p. 19.
Papers
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Sir Christopher G. F. M. Cradock |
Rear-Admiral in the Third Battle Squadron 1912 – 1913 |
Succeeded by Montague E. Browning
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Preceded by New Command |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Adriatic Squadron 1915 – 1916 |
Succeeded by Mark E. F. Kerr
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Preceded by Sir John M. de Robeck |
Vice-Admiral Commanding, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron 1916 – 1917 |
Succeeded by Sydney R. Fremantle
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Preceded by The Hon. Sir Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe |
Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves 1917 – 1918 |
Succeeded by Sir Dudley R. S. de Chair
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Preceded by The Hon. Sir Alexander E. Bethell |
Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth 1918 – 1920 |
Succeeded by Sir Montague E. Browning
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- People
- People (UK)
- 1861 births
- 1936 deaths
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1874
- Commodores, Chatham Royal Naval Barracks
- Rear-Admirals in the Third Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Adriatic Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Admirals Commanding Coastguard and Reserves
- Commanders-in-Chief, Plymouth